Westmoreland County PA Archives History .....John NICCOLLS Family History 1921
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  John Niccolls, Son of Shff John Niccolls Born at Brownstown or he insists 
  Brownsville, Westnd Co, a stage town.  He died July 3, 1893 aged 84 yrs of a 
  breaking down of old age.  Five days before his death, his mind was as active 
  & clear as ever.  He died here & is buried in Evergreen City Cem here.  His 
  father died at age of 80 from bursting of a blood vessel in stooping down to 
  pick up a rail. He was a business man of the highest honor & owned commencing 
  next St from here & owned every farm for 14 miles & once was worth tree 
  million dollars & the failure of the Home Bank of which he was a Director, 
  cleaned him up & he died poor.  He was absolutely independent in politics, a 
  personal & warm friend of Lincoln & Judge David Davis used to advice [sic] 
  with him.  He was practically uneducated, but a lightning calculator.  He was 
  6 ft 5 in tall & weighed 240 pounds & not a pound of fat on him. He fell from 
  an upper story of a new Bldg, broke two Joice [best guess, joints?], his right 
  leg & the  ligaments of his leg.  His father, Shff John Niccolls was Scotch 
  Irish &  when he got mad, he threw so much Scotch in it you could hardly  
  understand him.  He died when this his son John was a young man.  He  says 
  this John Niccolls was an Uncle of Samuel Jack Niccolls of St  Louis, Mo.  He 
  it was who put Jno A. Niccolls in the Dry goods store of Rice & Niccolls here. 
  Later, Jno A's brother came her & he put him in a dry goods store & he became 
  extra proficient as a merchant, but conceived the idea of robbing an express 
  car & to this end went to St Louis or Kansas City & had himself boxed up & 
  shipped by Express, but the express messenger hearing a noise, got his gun out 
  & opened up the box & found him & it cost his Uncle thousands & thousands of 
  dollars to get him clear, but he did get him clear. Mr Moore says his 
  grandfather said there were but three brothers who spelled their name 
  Niccolls, one Shff John, settling in Westnd Co, Pa, one going to Virginia & 
  the other to the far west.  Said they were all Presbyterians as he well knew & 
  must cook enough on Saturday to do for Sunday.  Said his grandfather would 
  take hold of the two ends of a barrel of whiskey & put it in a dray or wagon 
  himself.  Mr Moore was a RR conductor when his grandfather was taken sick & he 
  wired him to come to him.  M.1. Amanda Smith of West Newton, Pa when he was 17 
  & she died when Eben was born & is buried in Pa.  m.2. Maria Steel who died 
  Sept 15, 1890 aged 84.  She was 22 when married.  She is buried here in the 
  Evergreen City Cem.  She was 3 yrs & a month or so older than her husband.  He 
  married Maria before he was 20 & they had a long & happy life together, being 
  one couple who were well adapted to each other.
  
  [children]
  
  1.	Eben Smith Niccolls, by 1st wife. Only child by 1st wife.  He married 
  Amanda____ from back in Penna who was not liked by John & Maria.  He was 
  elected to State Senate in Kansas & became Gov or Lt Gov.  Was a man of great 
  ability, a scholar, a first class engineer, but would not stay at one thing 
  long enough to make a success of it.  Spoke German & Spanish like a native.  
  Wrote poetry & was 6 ft 2 in "& best looking Niccolls I ever saw".  Was 
  extremely sensitive.  He died at Los Angeles, Calif upwards of 80 Mr Moore 
  thinks.  Left 4 sons & 2 daughters.
  1.1.	Eben Niccolls, married at Joliet & worked at Steel Mills there.
  1.2.	Tom Niccolls
  1.2.1.	Jessie Niccolls, unm
  1.2.2.	A dau Niccolls, m. Cook Norton Supt Pgh Steel Co. Had been at Joliet 
  with Co.
  1.3.	John Niccolls
  2.	William Steele Niccolls, m. Elizabeth Barnes fr here.  Her people came 
  fr Vermont.  He was a farmer & retired when he died in1908 at Joliet an old 
  man & was brought here & buried in Evergreen City Cem here.  She died long abt 
  1881.  Their family record was burned up when house on farm burned down.
  2.1.	John Vernon Niccolls B Nov 1856 ob May 9, 1896 & buried here. M. Dec 
  28, 1882 to Anna M. Betts who was born Feby 2, 1861. Lives at 512 S. Clayton 
  Ave.
  2.1.1.	Ralph Betts Niccolls, B Aug 30, 1886, ob Dec 20, 1912 unmarried
  2.2.	Josephine Niccolls, B say 1858 died aged 22 unmarried.
  2.3.	William Niccolls, Married & lived at Joliet
  2.4.	Calvin Barnes Niccolls, a yr ago was working for a big steel co as a 
  construction engineer on a salary of $12,000
  2.5.	Violet Niccolls, D. aged abt 12
  2.6.	Maria Niccolls, an invalid. lived to be abt 12
  2.7.	4 others Niccolls, died young
  3.	John T. Niccolls, Died of Brights disease aged abt 40 & buried here. 
  Died abt 1880 m.  Louise_______ from Ohio. She dead & buried here.
  3.1.	Mary Niccolls, M. Howard Green Both dead leaving 1 son.
  3.1.1.	Howard Green Jr, an Atty at Los Angeles
  4.	Harriet Niccolls, m. Harry Graves Reeves Atty at Law here. Both dead & 
  buried Evergreen City Cem.  No issue.  He was a member of the Ills legislature.
  5.	Violet Niccolls, She was born abt 1844 Died Sept 1873 aged 29, dying 
  here of typhoid fever & is buried at Evergreen City cem. M. in 1866 to John 
  Beatty Moore of Cadiz, O. a bro of Craig Moore of Cadiz, congressman under 
  McKinley. Jno B. was a druggist. He died 1916 in Chicago & buried in Red Oak, 
  Iowa. Was mar 2d time.
  5.1.	Albert Lincoln Moore B June 10, 1867 m. in Nov 1913 to Ethel Parks 
  Both living. No issue. He is my good informant.
  5.2.	Maria Moore, m. Elsie Nixon of Grand Ridge.  She died in NY abt 1895 & 
  is buried there.
  5.2.1.	A girl Nixon, who is married & living in Montana
  5.3.	Chauncey Moore, ob Mch 15, 1890 being crushed by a horse in his 20th 
  yr & is buried here. Unmarried.
  5.4.	Violet Moore (Reeves) B Sept 1873. Her mother died when she was 2 yrs 
  old & was adopted by her Aunt Harriet Reeves.  M. Paul Graham in State IA off 
  at Springfield IA for 25 yrs
  5.4.1.	Paul Graham
  5.4.2.	Albert Graham 
  
  1.	Cassius M. Niccolls, 
  1.1.	Charles Niccolls
  1.2.	Elliott Niccolls, married. A carpenter & contractor in Springfield, 
  Ills.
  1.3.	Walter Niccolls
  1.4.	Mabel Niccolls
  1.5.	Leo Niccolls
  1.6.	Craig Niccolls
  2.	Albert Lincoln Niccolls, He lived at Oswego, Ks & m. Edith Jenness of 
  Oswego, Kan & then moved to El Paso, Texas where he ran a drugstore & died.  
  Never heard of any children, but may have had one girl.
  3.	James Elliott Niccolls, He was identified with a wholesale grocery 
  house in Kansas City, Mo.  He married her 1. Miss Sarah Ella Hogg, dau of Wm 
  Hogg fr either Penna or NY State.  He has been dead several years. m.2. a 
  woman away fr here, went fr here to Carthage, Mo See Book 15 P 318 Apr 1/26. 
  Fr his dau, Eleanor in letter of Feby 15/26, small env filed. She says he was 
  born in Cadiz O. May 7, 1851 & mar 1st Dec 30, 1873 at Bloomington, Ills Sarah 
  Eleanor Hogg born at Cadiz O.  dau of Wm Hogg & wife Maria Elizabeth Patterson 
  who died at________ Mar 2nd. Sept 29, 1883 at Carthage md Marianne Albertson, 
  born Apr 17, 1862 at Blue River near Salem, Ind, a dau of Charles Albertson & 
  wife Margaret Trueblood.  She is still living at Pasadena, Calif. He died.
  3.1.	Robert Elliott Niccolls, by 1st wife, Is a train dispatcher in Mo. 
  Knows nothing more.  Born in Bloomington Ills, July 17, 1875 m. Apr 8, 1903 at 
  Howell Prairie, Oregon, Beatrice Hortense Howell born_____ at______ dau of 
  John W. Howell & wife Sarah A. White. They live at 188 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY 
  where he is with the Manifold Supply Co.  Have one child born at Omaha, Neb.
  3.1.1.	Robert Elliott Niccolls Jr, B Apr 29, 1913
  3.2.	Eleanor Marie Niccolls, by 1st wife, born at Carthage, Mo Apr 17, 
  1880. m. Sept 29, 1903 at Kansas City, Mo to Henry Wright born July 2, 1878 at 
  Olathe, Kan, son of Francis A. Wright & wife, Mary Hulda Chace.  They live at 
  4701 Foster Ave, Long Island City, NY & she is my good informant for this 
  record.  They have 4 children, the first & last born in St Louis, Mo & the 
  other two at Clayton, Mo a suburb of St Louis.  See Book 15 P 318.
  3.2.1.	Eleanor Wright, B Nov 14, 1904
  3.2.2.	Elliott Francis Wright, B July 26, 1906
  3.2.3.	Henry Wright III, B Mch 23, 1910
  3.2.4.	Marion Wright, a girl, B Jany 15, 1914.
  3.3.	Rolland Albertson Niccolls, Born at Kansas City, Mo Mch 4, 1887. 
  m_______at_______Inez Vincent born________ at________ dau of______ Have one 
  child born at_________
  3.3.1.	Jane Niccolls
  
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 5
  
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